Same old , none sense
First it was engineering(Civil) and being Doctor now its being an IT engineer
The bottom line is that
We don`t have enough
a) Hardware engineers
b) Electronics engineers
c) Communication engineers
d) Optics engineer
e) Mechanical Engineering (Engines , Turbines )
f) Aeronautics
We do the theory and then there is no follow up no where by outside for talent to go ... even with doctors do they practice new
medicine discovery or new procedures no ... all of this is done outside
That is why we can`t create a motherboard or chip or engine in country ..
I don`t consider IT certification as anything but a fad
Its nothing but memorizing , definitions from a book
This kid is impressive as he mastered so many programming languages but my suspicion is that he could have been perhaps a genius mathematician or Physicist perhaps pushed into IT by his parents ...
May be he could have been a PHD student , researching a future discovery due to his talent
but because his parents pushed him into Computers .. that PHD will never evolve because he only spent time studying Microsoft Books as oppose to going to University and getting degree and then PHD
Difference between Microsoft Books and University Education is that that University forces you to come up with Solution , and think and create while Microsoft Books give you the answer and expect you to memorize the step by step progression.
But may be the Fab is fueled by the fact only jobs in Pakistan are IT .. and as always our nation looks at short term perspective , these kids will be next generation of low cost labor to go work in Middle east or take their skills out side
Example:
Pakistan lets say trains 10,000 youth in IT certification from Microsoft great for 2-3 years after that
their knowledge is sought after , but then what Microsoft comes up with new technology and guess what all those 10,000 youth are useless they need to redo their studies
Vs PHD education, you do research , you gain recognition and you become and expert you push the limits of science and discovery , you actual work on a unsolved problem in world. The knowledge you gain gets published in world science magazines. You become a true expert in your field
If Microsoft gets destroyed or Google's servers crash , guess what you are still an expert in your field
The standard of Education are Universities and Libraries and our universities lack funding and we do not have a mega library we can be proud of which houses books from all fields of science and arts And we all know Higher Education Commission in Pakistan created by Musharaf was disbanded or denied funds by PPP because they outlawed some politicians
If we look at Iran , they have focused on PHD's and we see the advancement in Science in Iran , we have
stopped producing PHD scientist
What would be our potential if we can retain just 2 generation of graduates and properly educate them and give them proper jobs in Pakistan
